Attributed to Xavier della Gatta
Omo del Isola di Liperi; Soldato di Campagna Napolitano detto Micheletto
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Attributed to Xavier della Gatta
Active in Naples 1777 - 1827
Omo del Isola di Liperi;
Soldato di Campagna Napolitano detto Micheletto
Both gouache within drawn decorative borders;
both inscribed, lower centre, with their respective subjects: Omo del Isola di Liperi;
Soldato di Campagna Napolitano detto Micheletto
each 265 by 210 mm
Xavier (or Saviero) della Gatta was a Neapolitan painter who was active in the 18th and early part of the 19th Century. Very little is known about the artist’s life but he is recorded as having studied under Jacopo Cestaro in 1777 at the drawing academy in Naples. His legacy as an artist and what he is best known for are his gouache paintings of Naples: its terrain, people and culture. Della Gatta worked both for the court and for the visiting tourists. In 1782 he was commissioned by the King of Naples to produce, along with Alessandro d’Anna, costume designs depicting the different dress and attire of the various provinces.